August is showing a better restraint compared to previous months, as I’m edging towards my preferred spending cap of RM2,500 per month.

My excess spending are nothing to shout for; they are generally caused by the lack of better planning and time, like eating out and taking highways instead of avoiding tolls. I bought a lot more pet food and litter than usual because I have a few more rescue cats at home, and planning is underway to address the addition in my household members.

I try to budget for recurring spending, and as there are times when my spending is one-off, I am not showcasing them in my spending recap because it will not reflect my actual spending patterns. Nevertheless, they will be mentioned under “things not budgeted for”, and they will be consequently reviewed at year-end.

Things not budgeted for:

Pets – RM623.00: Boarding bills during the week-long Hari Raya holiday and additional costs of set-up for bringing home another two family of cats.

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Hello and welcome to my 2 Ringgits’ Worth of anecdotes on the life of a 20-something trying to make it in the big, wild world!

I’ve lived in Jordan (1996), studied in Australia (2008/09), travelled to Cologne (2007), Berlin (2011), Bangalore (2013) and I currently reside in Kajang, a town on the outskirt of the Malaysian capital city, Kuala Lumpur.

Although I like to think it’s temporary (the life and work at the big city of KL), but I figured starting a life as an adult can be quite scary (making my own decisions). Being the control freak I am, I needed an outlet to steer my life; hence the blog.